RiffTune vs Banjo Tuner Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RiffTune
This music tool offers a precise guitar tuner and a customizable metronome. Users can create and save their own unique tuning configurations with visual aids.
- Guitar tuner
- Metronome
- Custom tuning creation
- Save custom tunings
- Visual effects
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RiffTune is an engaging bite-sized learning tool, guitar tuner, & metronome with custom tuning creation and vibrant visual effects. Create and name your own guitar tunings with ease.
Banjo Tuner Basic
This application provides precise and rapid banjo tuning for musicians of all skill levels. It features an intuitive interface with visual indicators and displays exact sound frequencies in Hz for optimal accuracy. Works across multiple Apple devices.
- Precise frequency display in Hz
- Instant load and fast tuning
- High responsiveness and sensitivity
- Intuitive UI with LED indicator
- Visual indicators for tuned strings
- Universal app for iPhone, iPad, iPod
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Tune your banjo with precision and ease, within seconds! Optimal for beginners, intermediate and advanced musicians! · The most accurate - displays the exact sound frequency in Hz! · Instant load and fastest tuning! - the only tuner optimized for 64 bit! · Highest responsiveness and sensitivity. · Intuitive user interface with LED tuning indicator. · Visual indicators - tuned string lights up. · Universal app - works with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. --- Please make sure to allow microphone access to this app when prompted. Check it under Settings>Privacy>Microphone. Thank you. --- Got ideas? Questions? Please send us your feedback through our site or to feedback@daikyoujulabs.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RiffTune at Free against Banjo Tuner Basic's $9.99. RiffTune also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Banjo Tuner Basic's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
RiffTune is free to download; Banjo Tuner Basic costs $9.99 up front. Banjo Tuner Basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RiffTune asks for nothing beyond the download.
RiffTune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Banjo Tuner Basic has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RiffTune ships an update monthly, Banjo Tuner Basic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RiffTune | Banjo Tuner Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Plot Software LLC | Pedro Daniel Macalupu Cumpen |
Customer experience
RiffTune
Banjo Tuner Basic
In-app purchases
RiffTune
No in-app purchases
Banjo Tuner Basic
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